High-Fat Diets Affect More Than Just<br />Your Physical Appearance, Study Finds.<br />Researchers at Yale University recently evaluated how<br />the consumption of a diet containing high amounts of fat<br />and carbohydrates can have a physiological effect. .<br />They found that inflammation of the hypothalamus,<br />which is located in the base of the brain, occurred<br />days before a physical change occured. .<br />By observing this phenomenon in animal subjects, researchers<br />discovered that change occurred on a cellular level, .<br />with the physical structure of microglial cells<br />being altered because of changes to their mitochondria. .<br />In turn, this affected neurons in the animal’s brains, which<br />triggered a signal that stimulated the animals to eat even more. .<br />Researchers believe that this discovery illustrates how an<br />unhealthy diet can neurologically alter our need to intake food. .<br />There are specific brain mechanisms that get<br />activated when we expose ourselves to specific<br />type of foods. This is a mechanism that may<br />be important from an evolutionary point of<br />view. However, when food rich in fat and carbs<br />is constantly available it is detrimental, Sabrina Diana, Lead Researcher, via Neuroscience News
